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Alkaline phosphatase (AP) enables marine phytoplankton to utilize dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) when dissolved inorganic phosphate (DIP) is depleted in the ocean. Dinoflagellate AP (Dino-AP) represents a newly classified atypical type of AP, PhoA aty . Despite While being a conventional AP, PhoA EC is known to recruit Zn 2+ and Mg 2+ in the active center, and the cofactors required by PhoA aty have been contended and remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the metal ion requirement of AP in five dinoflagellate species. After AP activity was eliminated by using EDTA to chelate metal ions, the enzymatic activity could be recovered by the supplementation of Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ and Mn 2+ in all cases but not by that of Zn 2+ . Furthermore, the same analysis conducted on the purified recombinant ACAAP (AP of Amphidinium carterae ) verified that the enzyme could be activated by Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , and Mn 2+ but not Zn 2+ . We further developed an antiserum against ACAAP, and a western blot analysis using this antibody showed a remarkable up-regulation of ACAAP under a phosphate limitation, consistent with elevated AP activity. The unconventional metal cofactor requirement of Dino-AP may be an adaptation to trace metal limitations in the ocean, which warrants further research to understand the niche differentiation between dinoflagellates and other phytoplankton that use Zn-Mg AP in utilizing DOP.

Non-Conventional Metal Ion Cofactor Requirement of Dinoflagellate Alkaline Phosphatase and Translational Regulation by Phosphorus Limitation